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Due to COVID-19 developments and travel advisories, the Advances and Innovations in Neurosurgery Symposium has been cancelled.

Track Description

The Spine Track will give attendees an up-to-date understanding of the options available to our patients with spine disease. The latest in techniques will be presented but always in the context of the patients’ symptoms and outcomes. Tools for accurate assessment of patient outcome will be central to the presentation.

Program Directors

Groff, Michael MD

Michael W. Groff, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery,
Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Yi Lu, MD,Ph D

Yi Lu, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery,
Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Hasan Zaidi, MD

Hasan A. Zaidi, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery,
Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Agenda

6:30 AM - 7:25 AM

Registration and Breakfast

7:25 AM - 7:30 AM

Welcome and Introduction

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Session 1: General/Trauma Spine Neurosurgery

  • Stem Cell Therapy SCI
  • Grade 1 spondy – fusion vs decompression
  • TOPS study
  • Epidural Stimulation – SCI

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Coffee Break

9:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

  • Lateral versus posterior interbody
  • Endoscopic vs Microscopic discectomy video
  • Robotics vs. Navigation
  • Coflex

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session 3: Scoliosis

  • Age cutoff/patient selection deformity surgery
  • SIJ augmentation – bottom of long segment construct
  • Proximal Junctional Kyphosis
  • Hybrid versus Posterior Thoracolumbar Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Correction

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Coffee Break

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Session 4: Spinal Tumors

  • Age cutoff/patient selection deformity surgery
  • SIJ augmentation – bottom of long segment construct
  • Proximal Junctional Kyphosis
  • Hybrid versus Posterior Thoracolumbar Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Correction

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Closing Remarks

5:00 PM

Reception

Track Faculty

Mark Bilsky, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Memorial Slone Kettering Cancer Center

Greg Crosby, MD
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Deborah Culley, MD
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Rick Fessler, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Rush University Medical Center

Zoher Ghogawala, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Lahey Hospital

Ziya L. Goksaslan, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Rhode Island Hospital

Michael W. Groff, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Kumar Kakarla, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Barrow Neurological Institute

Tyler Koski, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Northwestern Memorial

Yi Lu, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Melvin Makhni, MD
Department of Orthopaedic
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Rhode Island Hospital

Paul Park, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Michigan

Christopher Shaffrey, MD
Neurosurgery
Duke University Medical Center

John Shin, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Mass General Hospital

Jay Turner, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Barrow Neurological Institute

Michael Wang, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Miami

Hasan A. Zaidi, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

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